Fence guard



G. LOTZ FENCE GUARD May 31, 1927.

Filed April 26. 1926 Z luv h a L a Patented May 31, 19.27.

UNITED STATES GEORGE LOTZ, OF ST. JOHNS, OHIO.

FENCE GUARD.

Application filed April 26, 1928. Serial No. 104,741.

This invention relates to fences and more particularly to a guard by means of which cattle and other stock may be prevented from approaching too close to a fence.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved bracket which may be securely engaged with a fence post and support a guard wire in spaced and substantially parallel relation to fencing supported by the post.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a bracket formed of companion sections firmly secured together and having portions constituting jaws adapted to grip opposite sides of a fence post.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the bracket that the companion sections forming the same may be struck from resilient sheet metal and bent to assume the desired configuration.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a fragment of a fence having a guard wire supported by means of one of the improved brackets.

2 is a transverse sectional view through the fence post taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

The bracket forming the subject-matter of this invention is intended for use in connection with a fence including wire fencing which may be formed as shown in Fig. l and indicated in general by the numeral 1 and is supported at intervals by posts, one of which is shown and indicated by the numeral 2. The post illustrated is T-sha'p(-2d in cross section and may have the wire fencing secured to it in any desired 1 a ner. Each of the posts carries one of the bracl rets and these brackets may extend from the post either as shown in Fig. l or from the other side of the post. It will, therefore, be seen that the guard wire 3 which is preferably barbed wire may be supported in spaced relation to either side of the fencing desired or each post may be provided with two brackets which extend in opposite directions so that a guard wire may be disposed in spaced relation to each side of the fencing. The bracket comprises companion sections 4 which are of a duplicate construction and each is formed of resilient sheet metal of suflicient thickness to prevent the bracket from being readily bent out of shape. Each section is substantially V- shaped and is provided with upper and lower arms 5 and 6 which extend in diverg ing relation from a head portion 7 and have their end portions 8 and 9 bent to form jaws adapted for gripping engage- Inent wlth the post 2 from opposite sides thereof. It will be obvious that the side sections t of the bracket may be stamped in the V shape from sheet metal or they may be formed from strips of sheet metal of a width corresponding to the combined widths of the arms 5 and 6, the strip being, of course, split longitudinall to form the arms and the arms then bent to extend in diverging relation to each other. .he heads 7 of the side sections or members 4 are firmly secured in face to face contact with each other by a rivet or other suitable fastener 10, and these head portions are formed with openings which register and provide an opening or pocket 11 through which the guard wire 3 passes. The cooperating arms of the two sections from which the bracket is formed extend in diverging relation to each other and bolts 12 and 13 are passed through alined openings in the arms so that the cooperating arms may be drawn toward each other and the jaws held in frictional gripping engagement with the fence post, as shown in Fig. 2. It will be obvious that the shape of the jaws may be modified if the bracket is to be used in connection with a fen as post of a different shape in cross section from that shown in the drawing. By having the brackets formed as shown. they may be readily applied to fence posts already erected and a guard Wire supported in spaced relation to the feuciini' carried by the posts. "his guard wire will prevent cattle or horses from approaching too close to the fence and they will, therefore, be unable to damage the fencing. l'Vhen the guard wire is no longer needed, the wire and its supporting brackets may be easily removed from the posts.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A fence guard comprising a bracket including a head portion formed with a pocket adapted to receive a strand of guard wire, upper and lower arms extending from said head portion in diverging relation to each other, said arms being resilient and formed with jaws adapted to engage opposite sides of a fence post, and means for lUil drawing said jaws into gripping engagement with a fence post and retaining the bracket thereon.

2. A fence guard comprising a bracket formed of resilient side members each having a head portion and upper and lower arms extending "from the head portions, said head portions being secured together in face to face contact and formed with registering openings to receive a strand of guard wire and the companion arms diverging from the head and provided with jaws adapted to grip opposite sides of a post, and means for drawing the companion arms and jaws towards each other to a post-gripping position.

3. A fence guard comprising a bracket formed of companion side members of resilient material each having a head portion and upper and lower arms extending from the head portion, said head portions being rigidly secured together and adapted to engage a strand of guard wire and companion arms extending from the head and provided with jaws adapted to grip a post, and means for moving the companion arms and retaining them in an adjusted position with their jaws in gripping engagement with a post.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE LOTZ. [1 s.] 

